Music star arrested in Miami after aiming gun at driver from his McLaren

A Cuban reggaeton star has been arrested on suspicion of gun possession after being caught on video pointing the gun at another driver from his McLaren on a Miami freeway.

Ovi, whose real name is Ovidio Crespo-Retureta, was arrested during a traffic stop in Doral on Tuesday, a day after the incident occurred near the Florida Turnpike.

Florida Highway Patrol dashcam footage showed officers approaching Ovi’s Lamborghini Urus and pointing their guns at him. He was dragged from the car and thrown to the ground.

The 27-year-old was charged Wednesday with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful display of a firearm and possession of a narcotic drug.

Cuban reggaeton singer Ovi, whose real name is Ovidio Crespo-Retureta, was filmed pointing a gun at a driver in Miami on Monday and was arrested during a traffic stop on Tuesday.

He appeared before a judge on Wednesday and his bail was set at $6,500 on Wednesday, but U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) imposed an immigration hold, which means a suspect must be held for 48 hours until the agency can take him or her into custody.

DailyMail.com has reached out to ICE for comment.

According to Florida Highway Patrol, Ovi was driving his McLaren through West Miami-Dade on Monday afternoon when he nearly collided with Giuseppe Benigni while changing lanes.

A video taken by Benigni shows Ovi aiming his gun out the driver’s window.

“Ladies and gentlemen, the singer Ovi pulled a gun and threatened me here in Miami,” Benigni wrote in the Instagram post. “I’m driving and I see a car drive by in front of me, a McLaren. I honk because he almost hit me and as I honk he pulls over and pulls a gun.”

Miami model Giuseppe Benigni (pictured) was driving in Miami on Monday when he was nearly struck by Cuban singer Ovi, who was brandishing a gun from his vehicle. Benigni said he feared for his life and thought Ovi would open fire

Police footage shows Ovi being escorted by officers in Miami after he was taken into custody by police on Tuesday, a day after he appeared in a video pointing a gun at a driver. He was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, improperly exhibiting a firearm and possession of a controlled substance.

Ovi appeared in court on Wednesday and his bond was set at $6,500 on Wednesday. He remains in custody after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued an immigration hold, which requires a suspect to be held for 48 hours until the agency can take the suspect into custody.

Benigni, a model, feared that Ovi would shoot him and therefore posted a clip of the disturbing incident on his Instagram account.

“How can these people who call themselves artists and singers commit crimes and still threaten you and point their guns at you?” he said. “What would have happened if they had shot him, if they had really shot me?

‘I don’t understand those people who become artists and then want to become criminals. They want to become criminals and threaten people on the street.’

Ovi had a gun in his waistband when police stopped the Lamborghini Urus he was driving, the police report said. Officers found a backpack in the vehicle containing two Percocet pills.

Police found a Taser in the floor of the SUV and a male passenger also had one in his waistband.

The shooting incident is not the first time Ovi has come into contact with the law.

He was arrested in March 2022 after allegedly assaulting his then-girlfriend while she was carrying their newborn son.

In December 2021, he was also arrested after a fight with reggaeton singer Manny La Figura outside a jewelry store.